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 Gratitude breaks the spell of Writers Block |
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Staring at a blank page is like staring into a snowfield. The snow, untouched by civilization and unmarked by living creatures, blinds you for a few minutes, it glistens reflecting subtle shades of pure white and rainbows at odd angles. If you stare at the snow too long, you get lost in the interplay of light and shadow. As the day wears on, you become awestruck at the beauty of the snow's perfection. You marvel at the way an oak tree cast its ebony shadow across the pure white snow. You watch the tree's shadow change, grow and shrink, as Earth turns and the sun moves from morning to evening. If you stand out in the snow too long without moving, you risk snow bite or freezing. If you are fortunate, a red fox will walk across your line of sight. The fox will leave his footprints written in the snowfield. As you watch the fox move, the spell holding you in one spot staring at the snow is broken. You are free to go inside out of the cold and out of danger. I must say, writing 500 words a day isn't difficult, unless I'm attempting to write on a single subject. On Monday, October 28, 2013, I began posting my weekly goals at "Weekly Goals"  . On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 I began keeping track of may accomplished goals in this journal."O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds." Bah'u'll'h The Hidden Words of Bah'u'll'h, Part I.'From the Arabic, #31, page 11 'Heinlein's Rules for Writers Rule One: You Must Write Rule Two: Finish What Your Start Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial Order Rule Four: You Must Put Your Story on the Market Rule Five: You Must Keep it on the Market until it has Sold' Robert A. Heinlein It is enjoined upon every one of you to engage in some form of occupation, such as crafts, trades and the like. We have graciously exalted your engagement in such work to the rank of worship unto God, the True One. Ponder ye in your hearts the grace and the blessings of God and render thanks unto Him at eventide and at dawn. Waste not your time in idleness and sloth. Occupy yourselves with that which profiteth yourselves and others. Thus hath it been decreed in this Tablet from whose horizon the day-star of wisdom and utterance shineth resplendent. Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed After the Kitab-i-Aqdas, Pages 21-29: gr 32 I changed the way I did entries in this book several times. Beginning on March 21, 2018 the entries will cover the topics of spiritual, inspirational, and religions. However, the genres it will be under are Women's, Inspirational, and Spiritual with a tag of Religious. |
Istijlál (Majesty), 16 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness), 173 BE - Thursday, March 16, 2017 CE Morning Gratitude I have 33,680 points in my National Consumer Panel account. There are 2 things on my Wish List (1) Supersonic 10.1" Windows 10 LapTab for 154,000 points and (2) Supersonic 9in Display 8GB Memory Android Tablet for 112,000 points plus there is a sale on a Samsung Galaxy Tab E-Tablet Android 5.1 (Lollipop) 16GB 9.6- Inch for 134,000. To purchase the Samsung Galaxy E-Table I need 100,302 points, but there are only 81 left in stock. If I can earn the points before that item is gone, I will purchase it. Other wise I nee 120,320 points for the Supersonic Windows LapTab or 78,320 for the Supersonic Android Tablet. I may just go ahead and decide on the Supersonic Android Tablet.
Intermission This morning's entry doesn't look like the normal Thankful Thursday entry, which I think is good because it gets me out of my rut. Before I made the entry I composed a response to today's "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" prompt "Wildcard Thursday: Overcoming Arachnophobia" . After that I ate lunch and went for a ten minute walk. I think it was ten minutes; however, I'm not sure. I checked the time before I went and didn't check the time immediately after I returned. I'll do better on Friday or later today (if I take another walk).Afternoon Gratitude I posted the following to "Spiritual Newsletter (March 15, 2017)" : "My meditation consists of chanting God's Most Great Name in the morning and then sitting quietly for a few minutes. All together it takes about ten or fifteen minutes. Today (March 16) I started walking for about ten minutes. While I walk I attempt to focus on my steps or repeat a prayer that I have memorized. It's difficulty to keep this up for ten minutes, but I think it will get easier as the days pass." Yesterday I posted two prayers to "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . One was the Short Obligatory prayer revealed by Baha'u'llah and the other was "The Remover of Difficulties" reveal by The Bab. I'm contemplating posting a couple of scriptures in the introduction as well. However, at this point I'm not sure which ones or if I should post any scriptures to the introduction. I want to get started planning the poem to post in that book. I'll have to say some prayer for inspiration this evening before going to sleep.I've been thinking about themes and subjects poems for "Bicentenary Poems and Prose" . I think I need to start by answering the six questions suggest in "Six Honest Serving Men"1 by Rudyard Kipling. The questions are what, why, when, how, where and who. I think I need to answer at least one of the questions in a prose poem.Footnotes |
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